Game Thread (7/04/2022): Cubs (Steele) at Brewers (Lauer) - 3:10 PM CDT

[DuWayne Steurer]

 

 

[hawing]

You might not expect a 56 year old librarian to look at this (especially the part where the visiting fans beat a hasty retreat) and say INJECT THIS INTO MY VEINS.  Yet, here we are. ?

This is going to be my happy place when we're at Tuesday's game, sweating and watching the remaining pitchers try to hold things together. 

 

 

 

 

[SomewhereInTime]

8 hours ago, DuWayne Steurer said:

 

 

Yeah both pitches missed by about an inch.  Those have been sometimes called strikes since the beginning of baseball.

[BruisedCrew]

1 hour ago, SomewhereInTime said:

Yeah both pitches missed by about an inch.  Those have been sometimes called strikes since the beginning of baseball.

Regardless of how close the pitches might have been, they highlight why I’m in favor of robo calls of balls and strikes. As long as they are close to as accurate as the human umps, it will remove the “human element” that includes umpires favoring certain pitchers or hitters (subconsciously or otherwise) or doing a Frank Drebbin imitation to thrill the home fans. Balls and strikes shouldn’t be affected by umpires having different strike zones or a catcher’s ability to frame pitches to make balls look like strikes. 
 

When technology exists to improve officiating, why not take advantage of it? Think of electronic timing systems in things like Olympic swimming that can detect when a swimmer touches the wall instead of relying on human eyes to decide who touched a thousandth of a second sooner. 

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

12 hours ago, trwi7 said:

Inflection in Anderson's voice on that walk sounded like he forgot he was doing a Brewers broadcast and not a national one.  I loathe him.

What don't you loathe?

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

12 hours ago, BruisedCrew said:

Caratini going for number 5. 

LOL!!!

[DuWayne Steurer]

4 hours ago, SomewhereInTime said:

Yeah both pitches missed by about an inch.  Those have been sometimes called strikes since the beginning of baseball.

the 2nd pitch was borderline, the first pitch of that ab was an indefensibly horrible call. that didn't miss by "about an inch"

[Nola Beery]

18 hours ago, edfunderburk said:

Agreed

BA is a Milwaukee icon

Good dude 

I just saw the highlights. BA was like a prophet on Caratini's walkoff. 

Also I just realized that Suzuki hit an inside the parker. What a game!

[Pugger]

7 hours ago, BruisedCrew said:

Regardless of how close the pitches might have been, they highlight why I’m in favor of robo calls of balls and strikes. As long as they are close to as accurate as the human umps, it will remove the “human element” that includes umpires favoring certain pitchers or hitters (subconsciously or otherwise) or doing a Frank Drebbin imitation to thrill the home fans. Balls and strikes shouldn’t be affected by umpires having different strike zones or a catcher’s ability to frame pitches to make balls look like strikes. 
 

When technology exists to improve officiating, why not take advantage of it? Think of electronic timing systems in things like Olympic swimming that can detect when a swimmer touches the wall instead of relying on human eyes to decide who touched a thousandth of a second sooner. 

If they are going to stick with giving the call to the umps then DON'T show us that strike box!  ?